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ARK ] 197 HELENA DAILY WORLD L.T SIMES. Judge, et al: 05 -146 211 S W3d 542 Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered July 1, 2005 MOTIONS MOTION FOR LEAVE TO REVIEW SEALED RECORD GRANTED Where petitioner sought access to the sealed record in order to prepare its bnef in an action to which it was a party, its motion for leave to review the sealed record was granted: MOTIONS MnTioN Ft-114 FXTFNCInNI nF TimE TO FILE BRIEF GRANTED Petitioner's request for a seven-day extension to ffle its brief was granted Motion for Leave to Review Sealed Record and for Extension of Time to File Brief, granted. IVriqht, Lindsey &Jennings, LLP, by Troy Price, for petitioner: Alike Beebe, Att'y Gen , by: Shern L Robinson, Ass't Att'y Gen_, for respondent ER CURIAM Petitioner The Helena Daily World (Daily p World) has filed a motion for leave to review the sealed record in this case This court granted Daily World's petition for wnt of certtorari in part when it directed the Phillips County Circuit Clerk to certify and transmit the circuit court's order of January b, 2005, within thirty days under seal, as well as any related pleadings in the underlying Weaver file See Helena Daily World v: PhilltPs County Circuit Court ex rel Simes, 361 Ark 146, 205 S W.3d 134 (2005) (per cunam) We further directed the court reporter in the Weaver case to transcribe the January b, 2005 hearing and to certify and transnut it to us under seal within thirty days of the date of the per cunam: See Both the Phillips County Circuit Clerk and the court reporter in the Weaver case complied with this court's directive, and the record was filed under seal in accordance with our per curiam order: [1, 2] Daily World now seeks access to the sealed record in order to prepare its bnef in this matter Daily World is a party in this matter, and we grant the motion and order that the parties be provided access to the sealed records, and that immediately there-
198 [363 after, the records be resealed: See Johnson v. State, 335 Ark, 333, 982 S:W.2d 669 (1998) (per cutiam): We further direct that the parties' briefs be submitted to this court under seal, with only the State, who represents the appellee, being permitted access to Daily World's briefs and only Daily World being permitted access to the State's brief, See id, The information contained in the sealed record and the sealed briefs relating to the Commission's investigation shall remain confidential until further order of this court: Additionally, we grant Daily World's request for a seven-day extension from the date of this per ctinatn to file its brief Motion granted.
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